Jim Christy

Always in search of original characters and experiences, Jim Christy is a literary vagabond with few peers. He was once described by George Woodcock as “one of the last unpurged North American anarchistic romantics.” His publisher has called him a hip Indiana Jones; one reviewer credited him with a “Gary Cooper-like presence.” His buddies have included hobos, jazz musicians, boxers, and non-academic writers such as Charles Bukowski, Peter Trower and Joe Ferone. “I never dismiss another’s story out of hand,” he writes, “no matter what it’s about or how outrageous it may seem.” Christy’s often wry reminiscences of his travels, trysts and trials are fuelled by a hard-won pride. A gardener, a sculptor and a spoken word performer with a jazz/blues ensemble, Christy has been seen in film and television productions, usually in non-speaking roles as a thug or a gangster.

Books by Jim Christy

Rough Road to the North

Rogues, Rascals, and Scalawags Too

Bad Day for Ralphie

The Big Thirst

This Cockeyed World

Sweet Assorted

Jackpots

Marimba Forever

Real Gone

Scalawags

Nine O'Clock Gun

The Redemption of Anna Dupree

Tight Like That

Terminal Avenue

Cavatinas for Long Nights

Princess and Gore

Between the Meridians

Junkman and Oher Stories

The Long Slow Death of Jack Kerouac

The Sunnyside of the Deathhouse

Shanghai Alley

The Buk Book

Strange Sites

Traveling Light